Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Nebraska | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 8.0 | 31.49 | 8.79 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 44.5 | 18.1 | 29.24 | 10.07 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Colorado | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 30.8 | 18.3 | 21.25 | 11.75 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 28.1 | 20.8 | 14.95 | 8.53 | ||||
| Kansas State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 19.9 | 26.9 | 4.84 | 9.66 | ||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 16.7 | 29.3 | 3.34 | 10.06 | ||||
| Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 4.66 | 9.75 | ||||
| Missouri | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 8.5 | 23.6 | -2.79 | 11.66 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Nebraska (1) | 38 | Alabama (2) | 6 | Miami, FL |
| 1972-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma (3) | 40 | Auburn (5) | 22 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1971-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Colorado (7) | 29 | Houston (15) | 17 | Houston, TX |
| 1971-12-18 | Sun Bowl | Louisiana State (11) | 33 | Iowa State | 15 | El Paso, TX |
1971 Conference Leaders